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    Analysis Of Atticus Finch

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    Atticus finch is almost as unpredictable as super bowl LI. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ you will find there to be two astonishing children named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and Jeremiah “Jem” Finch. They live during a very segregated time in the south and are being corrupted into the racism by this small community Maycomb County. Atticus is a very unpredictable man and you will see that through his hidden talents‚ his part in the court‚ and his tranquility. Atticus has quite the

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    to get things done. Atticus Finch isn’t that kind of person‚ he is the opposite in the fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. In the novel Atticus is the father of two main characters Scout and Jem. Scout and Jem are young and don’t know much‚ this is noticed when Scout fights anyone that insults or makes fun of her and Atticus teaches her about life. Atticus is also a lawyer and is a good one at that and he is determined to do his job effectively. Atticus Finch is a determined‚ wise

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    Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch exemplifies leadership. Finch is a soft spoken attorney in the post depression South who agrees to represent a black man charged with raping a young white woman. In a prejudiced region‚ during an oppressive era‚ Finch boldly chooses the path less taken. Though he may have upset a good many in challenging the values of the time period‚ throughout the novel‚ Finch displays leadership by bravely acting on his principles‚ as well as in the way he raises his children. Atticus Finch

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    Atticus Finch Empathy

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    minorities. Atticus Finch‚ a widowed father of two‚ trying to raise his children well‚ teaches them to see things from another’s perspective. Lee incorporates the crucial quality of empathy in the feelings of the characters and expresses the empathetic theme with the influence of racism and prejudice in Maycomb society within the main characters Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus. Scout Finch‚ an inquisitive young girl‚ learns to be empathetic for those around her‚ and‚ through the empathy‚ she sees

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    Characterization Interpretation of Atticus Finch The characterization of Atticus finch is definitely more accurate in Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Courthouse Ring: Atticus Finch and the Limits of Southern Liberalism” than in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The way Harper Lee depicts Atticus makes him seem unrealistic‚ while Gladwell’s interpretation has more evidence behind it and seems more accurate. Gladwell’s interpretation of Atticus reveals the unrealistic world he lives in‚ the weakness

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    Atticus Finch Patient

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    characters. One of which is Atticus Finch; a patient man who always cares. In the story‚ Atticus is talking to Uncle Jack on the topic of answering a child’s question. He gives Jack these words of advice‚ “ ‘Bad language is a stage all children go through‚ and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.’ (pg. 116)” I believe Atticus is definitely doing the right thing by letting Scout discover for herself what her cursing will lead to. Atticus‚ without a doubt‚ has to

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    during the Great Depression. Atticus in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ it’s the town lawyer of Maycomb. He is also the father of Scout and Jem Finch. The story is about a family who lives in Maycomb County that faces difficulties throughout the story. Atticus is a good teacher‚ stays solid‚ and is a respectful person when he is raising his children in Maycomb County which effects the story positively because his characteristics made who his children became. According to Atticus‚ “When a child asks you something

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    Atticus Finch Speech

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    out there and let everyone know the importance of being a good person. Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird is a person who will stand up for and to anybody. He is a lawyer who stood up for a black man in the time where there was a lot of segregation. The black man’s name was Tom Robinson. He was said that he had raped a white woman‚ when the truth was that he had nothing to do with it‚ he was guilty. Her name was Mayella Ewell. She said that he had raped her‚ and beat her. The

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    white woman named Mayella Ewell when really it was her father‚ Tom is then considered guilty and is sent to prison.When Harper Lee talks about Atticus being threatened‚ she makes this a powerful moment in the novel because she foreshadows that Bob Ewell will be a big threat in the future to Atticus or his family. There are many quotes from the book that make chapter 23 such a powerful moment in the novel because the author foreshadows that Bob Ewell will be a threat to atticus and his family. Harper

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    Atticus Finch Integrity

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    it would be impossible. The ability to do the right thing takes courage and Harper Lee illustrates this idea in her novel. In To Kill A Mockingbird we see that courage is important because without courage it is impossible to do the right thing. Atticus Finch has integrity because of his tremendous courage. People who are not courageous often follow the ideas of others‚ but those who are courageous also have integrity because they are able to stand up for what is right even when the odds are against

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